Xbox Live. Moderators DO exsist.

Oh, if you weren't aware.
Where there is stupidity, there are moderators; Few and far between... but they are there.

Kotaku's Story (1)
Kotaku's Story (2)

The modified (by lupo) video


A snipit of the raw version:


Updates on that:

Lupo (1) got ripped a new one by the internet community, (2) his video backfired, turning into a tidal wave of anger, (3) Anon got hold of his personal information, and it is now everywhere....

His name is Max, he is 16.

He has said that "Microsoft called him and apologized, and said that bill gates is formally investigating, and that The Pro will be fired", and a whole bucked of lies after that video. He also made another attempt at getting support with a subsequent video about how moderators are corrupt.

Recently he made a major apology video that he posted on his youtube, as well as altering his "about me" to read:

"Dear Youtube and all the anon members im truly
sorry for making any one mad or pissed off i hope you can accept this
apology as it comes from my heart and not just a typed up apology im
sorry if i lied to your guys im sorry if i used youtube to my advantage
im sorry everyone im sorry stepto im sorry the pro im done with this
stuff it makes people to angry and has caused way to much stress/anger
but dont worry just because im getting rid of the modding doesnt mean
theres something good in store for you guys again im sorry EVERYONE
that got pissed"

He has deactivated his youtube account, his twitter, and his facebook. However, with the shit-storm that he brought upon his head, I highly doubt that is the end.

People are, for whatever reason, siding against The Pro. Well, some people are... very few.

They feel that the tone he used was inapropraite, that he was talking down to them, and they had all right to retaliate. These people feel that The Pro should not be a moderator for the reason that he did retaliate and he did react to the kids. (there was an original 40 minute video, that has since gone missing?)

"My god the tone on that man! The tone! How dare he speak that way to innocent children just playing a game. He has no right calling anyone's momma and definitely has no right banning those charming young lads. His tone was totally out of line. Who cares that he said nothing wrong and simply did his job, I object to the grievously nasty tone he used with his words.... See More

No one deserves that tone, ever. It was mean and those poor poor video game playing children, just trying to have fun, received the harshest of tones.

Do you hear me!? TONE!"

The Pro is a hero to the xbox live community, those of us who actually have an IQ and sense that is not equivilant to that of a pear. It is this situation, and the millions, neigh billions, like it that casue me to question the usefulness of the human race. The internet is populated by kids like these. Kids who, as put by one Komrade Kayce, were sat infront of a computer before they were handed a book.

Kids who think that trash talking, racisism, homophobia, and general lacking in volcabulary beyond a basic 15 words. Kids who are prone to outbursts, and are incapable of rational thought.

These are the vast majority of people encountered, especially in the First Person Shooter universe.

There are also people that think that xbox live should not be moderated, that nothing should be. Since they are paying for it, they should be allowed to do whatever /they/ please. These are people who think that 50$ a year of their parent's money gives them the right to say and do what they want. As lupo learned, it doesn't work that way.

Some of The Pro's other work on the xbox live suspension forums

"Protester: Dear Xbox Live, I've just been banned for the 3rd time for doing nothing wrong. I don't use a mic, don't mod,my bio is clean and all i do is play mw2(it's always mw2 by the way) with my friends so I don't see how I could get banned. (Post ends with a rant about how they are going to get an attorney and sue microsoft for taking away services that the consumer pays for. Also the obligatory mention that Ps3 is free and then the "threat" of the poster switching to Ps3. Oh noes.)... See More

The reply.

The Pro: You don't mod but your avatar is purple, You have achievment points for online achievments for games on which you have never connected to the online servers, and you've had 3 prior communication bans, but you don't use a mic. Your bio reads "two in the pink one in the stink", and your Gamer Ta is OBAMAEATSMEOUT. and the real kicker I PERSONALLY JOINED YOUR GAME AND OBSERVED YOU CHEATING."

Hero? I think so.

[reposted from: Facebook]

Horses?

What the fuck is the point of horses? Seriously? In today's world what purpose do they serve? They don't function as pack animals anymore, we have trucks for that. They don't function as mounts for long journeys, we have automobiles. They don't really work as glue either, cows work just fine. They don't work as farm animals, since we have tractors... or oxen.

Pretty much all they do is eat a shitload of grain, poop, and be pretty fucking useless.

unless shit goes bottom's up, an apocalypse of sorts ensues, and we need horses to be mounts for our enforcers - knights. That seems like the only realistic reason to keep horses around.

So... keep doing what you do horsies... you shall be needed soon enough.

Avatar: not to be confused with blue people.

As I'm sure everyone who is awesome is aware: there is a live action Avatar: The Last Airbender movie coming out. Avatar was a 3 season cartoon broadcast by Nicktoons (the fella's who also brought: Danny Phantom, Invader Zim, Spongebob... and... um... a bunch of other un-nameables.). For a ytv cartoon is was pretty awesome, and if you don't believe that, believe wikipedia: "garnering 5.6 million viewers on its best-rated showing and receiving high ratings in the Nicktoons lineup, even outside its 6–11-year-old demographic."

"In a lost age the world is divided into four equal powers: Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads. In each nation there's a group of gifted people known as Benders who have the ability to manipulate their native element using martial arts and elemental magic. For thousands of years the nations lived together peacefully. But then disaster struck. The young ruler of the Fire Nation, Fire Lord Sozin, began a war of world conquest. The only one who could have prevented it was the Avatar. The Avatar is the human incarnation of the Spirit of the World, he alone can master bending all four elements. But, just when he was needed most, he disappeared. Now, 100 years later, a young Waterbender named Katara and her older brother Sokka stumble upon the long lost Avatar, Aang, who was encased in an iceberg for 100 years. Now, they must help Aang master all four elements before summer when Sozin's grandson Fire Lord Ozai will use a comet to deal one last deadly strike against the other nations and claim a Fire Nation victory. But, all that is easier said than done with the Fire Lord's determined and hot-tempered son, Prince Zuko, hot on their trail."

If that doesn't sound awesome, then you suck. It has a fucking FLYING BISON in it. Bitch.

Anyway, now there is a movie coming out, a live action movie. Now, in the past, live action remakes of cartoons generally are pretty shitty (disbaring of course the Ninja Turtles movie, that was hardcore stuff), case in point: The Super Mario Bros. movie.

To make the movie... much more likely to succeed.... [kill me now... i think i just said that... ew. IT WAS SARCASTIC] M. Night Shyamalan (the tool that brought you: The Happening... Lady in the Water... The Village... although i did kind of like Unbreakable, the sixth sense, and Signs). I would have prefered Uwe Boll do the movie.... who am I kidding... M. Night is the lesser of two evils there me thinks.



God damn... i really am only going to go see this because of what it is... It'll be like the Dragon Ball (Z?) movie... fuck that shit.

Oh, and because of who directs it, I will spoil the ending: Aang will turn out to be not the Avatar, but the firelord, the person he is to destroy.

making friends.

Making friends on the internet is what I do. "Please don't hate me because of my superior intellect and sarcastic attitude" seems to be my life motto.

People hate me. It is just a fact that when you whip out any form of logic, the general population of the internet feels the need to be belligerent, poorly so might I add. There have been many discussions started, particularly on facebook, on account of the lack of tolerance i have for forums (therefore giving them a wide space on the internet, especially 4chan), about such wonderful things as "grammar" or "punctuation" or "the lack of decent insults". All are true if you take time to consider it, grammar/spelling and correct typing were lost somewhere around the turn of the century, replaced by run-on sentances all typed out in this manner: "i seen u at teh moviz! lol ur soooo gay".

When correct grammar and/or spelling comes along, to correct mistakes, it is often met with 'insult'. There are usually some people who agree with the statements made, but a vast amount more that disagree.

Case and point: This Facebook Group where I started aparently a 'war' with a simple wall post. The importance of grammar and especially punctuation has been forgotton.

Look at the following sentences:

Don't stop.

Don't, stop.

The first is a request to continue with the action; the second is the exact opposite -- it's saying that the action should cease. (Cast your mind back to a couple of real-life situations you've experienced and just think of the ramifications of leaving out that little punctuation mark!)

Commas are used to indicate a short pause -- they alert the reader to the fact that the next thought will be connected to the one that has preceded it. (A full stop tells the reader that a new thought is about to start.)

Some writers adopt the "when in doubt, leave it out" approach, but, as we've already seen in the example above, the placement of a comma can radically alter the meaning of a sentence:

He was kicked by a mule which annoyed him. (The mule annoyed him.)

He was kicked by a mule, which annoyed him. (Being kicked annoyed him.)

Sometimes, omitting a comma can lead to ridiculous meanings:

While mother was cooking the baby wandered away.

Often, commas have to be used to avoid ambiguity in sentences:

You don't really like it; you're only pretending to please me.

You don't really like it; you're only pretending, to please me.

These sentences have two quite different meanings -- as a result of the placement of the comma.

Using intelligence is often the best route for insults, the people you are trying to stop from talking, will usually have to stop and think about what you just said. Or they will run and cry to their mommies, whichever comes first.


















really hoping this whole post made sense, that goes a little out the window as I get more tired... and tired is what I am.

to blog, in Elven

Dear me: never forget this site.

English to Elven translator

For everyone who doesn't have JRR Tolken's English to Elven dictionary (or to the people who have lost said dictionary) that site is an amazing tool. I have seen no fault in the database when compared to my dictionary (when i still had it).

Having an english to elven translator on hand really doesn't have many uses, but guaranteed you will never be able to find one (that doesn't suck) when you need one. So far i have found it is quite handy if you want to (a) explore the interesting language JRR Tolken made, (b) come up with a bitch'n character name for a game, or (c) want to tell someone you love them... in elven.

all quite good possibilies.

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Happy 2010.

Prepare to be fucked up for the next 3 months while you write "dd/mm/09" and then you'll remember it isn't 09 anymore. 2010 brings us 1 year closer to 2012 where we either get to globally point and laugh, or go "shit, our bad".

2010 also means New Years resolutions, and of course looking over my blog here i have realized something. In October 2008 i had more posts than all of 2009. That is not cool... so um... i'll most likely work on fixing that... That's all you get, a loosely applied possible resolution.

2010 is an interesting year for gaming at least. Mass Effect 2, Dead Rising 2, (Halo) Reach, (World of Warcraft) Cataclysm, Dead Space 2, and a couple of others that I can't think of are all set to launch in 2010. Here's hoping most people have jobs.

fly me to the moon

One small step for man, one giant leap for ma--- whinnie the pooh?

little astronaut toys are exciting.

Space is a very interesting topic. Both types of space actually.

Space: a blank area
Space (Outer): any location outside the Earth's atmosphere.

Everyone enjoys blank areas, that are usually reserved for something. In other words: this is my lego play-space. This is your space in which you can nap. This is my sexy-time space... and so is this... and that too.

Not everyone enjoys Outer Space... but they should.

Outer Space has very distinct forms of loving it. You can love it from a science point of view, from a history point of view, from a geography point of view, you can love it from an astronomy point of view, you can love it from an astronaut point of view, you can love it from a science-fiction point of view, etc. My favourite(s) being the last 2 (disbarring of course 'etc').

Who doesn't want to be an astronaut and walk on a surface that is not our own, go out into the galaxy and find new life, play on different surfaces, and leap around in 0G. The universe is an expansive place, and one day the hope is that we will be able to move freely among the stars, it only saddens me that i was born in the era where that wasn't happening.

The science-fiction aspect of course, represents that era; where huge galactic frigates do war in space, or where humanity has colonized distant planets, or where deep-core mining ships traipse the galaxy looking for raw minerals... they are all so glorious.

Space, the amazing frontier.

thispostisgay.

Before the Internet was invented, gay people were those in society who were attracted physically and emotionally to members of the same gender. Since the Internet, everyone and everything is gay. From the gun they use to kill you, to the voice they use to communicate with you, it is all gay, gay, gay. Lag is gay, snipers are gay, noobs are gay, people from other countries are gay, the countries they come from are gay, the ocean the country it's surrounded by is gay, the fish in the ocean are gay, all sealife is gay, life is gay, gays are gay, gay gay gay. Gay.

Using the same one-syllable word to describe everything you don't like might not be an indicator of a varied vocabulary, but who cares? Words are gay.